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8044 results for: Keyword - Mr Duke Watson
We found 5157 matches on Event Comments, 2395 matches on Performance Comments, 861 matches on Performance Title, 430 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

3926
22 December 1731 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [The Prince and Duke present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Scornful Lady

Afterpiece Title: The Beggars Wedding

Dance: new Grand Ballad D'Amour by Monsieur Denoyer Dancing-Master to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others, being the first Time of his Dancing since his Arrival in England

3927
29 January 1732 @ Goodman's Fields

Event Comment: Written by Shakespeare. [Duke of Argyle present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Henry IV Part I

Afterpiece Title: The Devil to Pay

Dance: As17320127

3928
16 March 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Denoyer. By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke of Cumberland, three eldest Princesses, and Princess Mary present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Wit Without Money

Cast
Role: Francisco Actor: Watson

Afterpiece Title: The Jovial Crew

Dance: II: Le Chasseur Royal-Denoyer, Mrs Booth, others; III: Comic Dance-Denoyer, Mrs Walter; IV: Minuet-Denoyer, Mrs Booth; V: Serious Dance-Denoyer

3929
27 March 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Bullock. By Command of His Royal Highness the Duke. Afterpiece: Written by the late Sir John Vanbrugh. Receipts: money #73 5s. 6d.; tickets #72 9s

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband

Afterpiece Title: The Country House

Dance: A new Dance (in the Footing Manner) between a Sailor and a Country Girl by Jones-; the Sailor-Jones, the +Country Lass- Mrs Ogden

3930
22 July 1732 @ Richmond

Event Comment: PPrince of Wales, Duke, Princesses Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Careless Husband

3931
28 October 1732 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Receipts: #141 6s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses Amelia and Caroline present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fond Husband Or The Plotting Sisters

Afterpiece Title: The Necromancer

3932
12 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: As 5 Dec. Prince, Duke, and five Princesses present

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Acis And Galatea

3933
14 December 1732 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of His Royal Highness. [Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love Makes A Man

Afterpiece Title: The Country Revels

Afterpiece Title: Harlequin Restord

3934
19 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Duke, and five Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

3935
21 December 1732 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: As 16 Dec. Receipts: #104 17s. 6d. [The Prince, Duke, and two younger Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Beggars Opera

Dance: As17321219

3936
30 December 1732 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [T$Their Majesties, Prince, Duke, and Princesses present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alexander

3937
23 January 1733 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. Receipts: #119 0s. 6d. [Their Majesties, Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, Louisa present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merry Wives Of Windsor

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats or The Tavern Bilkers

Dance: II: Tambourine-Miss Rogers; III: New Comic Dance-Nivelon, Mrs Laguerre, Pelling, Mrs Pelling, Newhouse, Miss Latour, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden, LeSac, Miss Baston; IV: A new Scottish Dance-Glover, Mrs Laguerre, DuPre, Mrs Pelling, Delagarde, Mrs Ogden

3938
29 March 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Miss Robinson, who never appear'd before in Publick. Pit and Boxes half guinea. Gallery 5s. [Tickets at Robinson's in Duke Street, Westminster.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Concert

Music: Several select Pieces will be perform'd on the Harpsicord-Miss Robinson, particularly two with her Feet; Vocal Parts-Miss Robinson

3939
04 June 1733 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By particular Desire of several Persons of Distinction. Set to Musick after the Italian Manner. The Habits and Decorations entirely New. 5s., 3s., 2s. 7 p.m. [The Duke and the Princess Amelia present.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Opera Of Operas

Entertainment: TThe Crowing of the Cock-a Gentleman for his Diversion

Dance: new dance (by Dew dance (by Desire)-Jones to the 5th Concerto of Vivaldi, which he accompanies himself upon the Violin, the first time of his performing it in public

3940
04 June 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: In a letter to the Daily Post. 4 June, the Patentees of Drury Lane-Mary Wilks, John Ellys, Hester Booth, and John Highmore-stated the cast of the Patentees. The gist of their statement is: (1) They operate under a Patent commencing 1 Sept. 1732 which, by Deaths and Legal Assignments, is the property of the four, with Highmore possessing one half, at an expence of #6,000 and upwards. (2) Several of the Players have threatened to desert the service of the Patentees and have contracted with some of the Trustees (the Sharers) to secure possession of the Theatre. (3) Drury Lane is let upon lease from the Duke of Bedford, granted to Thomas Kynaston and Francis Stanhope, Trustees for the Sharers (commonly called Renters) of Drury Lane at the rent of #50 annually upon a Fine of 1,000 guineas paid for the renewal of the lease. (4) The Players, under the Patentees, have acted at Drury Lane for twenty-one years without any interruption form the Trustees upon the sole contract that the Patentees pay the Trustees #3 12s. each acting night, besides the Liberty of seeing Plays. (5) At the beginning of this Season the manager's office received a letter from a few of the Renters demanding an Advance of Rent. Highmore, being new, was concerned, and asked the managers to take care of the matter; and thereafter the signers (the Patentees) had heard of no further discontent among the Renters. (6) To defend themselves against stories of hardship or complaint by the actors, the Patentees point out that the following weekly salaries had been paid: Colley Cibber #12 12s.; Theophilus Cibber #5; Mills Sr, #1 daily for 200 days certain, and a benefit, clear of all charges; Mills Jr #3; Johnson #5; Miller #5; Harper #4; Griffin #4; Shepard #3; Hallam, for himself and his father, the latter of little or no service, #3; Mrs Heron #5; Mrs Butler #3. For these charges and others, the Patentees stand a daily expence of #49 when the theatre is open. (7) Further, the Patentees paid Cibber Jr his wife's whole salary without her being able to act the greater part of the winter, #9 weekly for the two; Mills Jr, in the same circumstances with his wife, #5 10s. weekly for the two; Miller a salary (amounting to #40) for eight weeks before he acted, and a gratuity of ten guineas; Griffin a present of ten guineas; Harper a present, amount not specified; Mrs Heron an increase form 40s. to #5 weekly, although she refused afterward to play several parts assigned her and acted but seldom

Performances

3941
27 October 1733 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By Their Majesties' Command. [Their Majesties, Duke, and all the Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Miser

Afterpiece Title: The Harlots Progress

Dance: Drunken Peasant by Le Brun

3942
12 January 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [Their Majesties, Duke, and three eldest Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Arbaces

3943
02 February 1734 @ King's Theatre

Event Comment: [King, Queen, Duke, and five Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Ariadne in Creta

3944
07 March 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit Mrs Porter. By Their Majesties' Command. Pit and Front Boxes put together at 51. [Duke, Princesses Amelia, Caroline, Mary, and Louisa present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Albion Queens

Dance: La Badine by Lally, Mlle Grognet, S. Lally, Le Brun, Davenport, Olbeldiston, Mrs Walter, Mrs D'Lorme, Mrs Anderson, Mrs Davenport (with new Habits)

3945
27 April 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Lawyer

Dance: II: The Kilkenny by Glover and Mrs Laguerre. III: Les Charactres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. IV: The Nassau, as17340117 V: Pigmalion by Malter, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde, with the Statue-Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: III: Les Charactres de l'Amour by Mlle Salle. IV: The Nassau, as17340117 V: Pigmalion by Malter, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde, with the Statue-Mlle Salle .

Song: I: The Black and White Joke by Leveridge and Laguerre

3946
07 May 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Busy Body

Afterpiece Title: The Strollers

Dance: II: A Single Dance by Mlle Salle. III: French Peasant by Malter. V: Pigmalion by Malter, Mlle Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde. End Afterpiece: Bacchus and Ariadne: Bacchus-Malter; Ariadne-Mlle Salle

Performance Comment: III: French Peasant by Malter. V: Pigmalion by Malter, Mlle Salle, Dupre, Pelling, Duke, Le Sac, Newhouse, De la Garde. End Afterpiece: Bacchus and Ariadne: Bacchus-Malter; Ariadne-Mlle Salle .

3947
15 June 1734 @ Lincoln's Inn Fields

Event Comment: This will be the last Performance. [Their Majesties, Prince, Duke, and all the Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Aeneas

3948
19 September 1734 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: By His Majesty's Command. Mainpiece: Written by Ben. Johnson. Admission: 5s., 3s., 2s., 1s. [Their Majesties, Duke, and Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Alchymist

Afterpiece Title: A Burgo Master Trickd

Dance: I: The Black Joke. II: Revellers. III: Pierots. IV: Les Bergeries. By Poitier, Nivelon, Essex, Pelling, Chose, Davenport, Janno, Mrs Walter, Mrs Pelling, Miss Mann, Miss Brett

3949
25 September 1734 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Loves Last Shift Or The Fool In Fashion

Afterpiece Title: The Devil To Pay

Dance: Tambourine by Miss Rogers. Les Arnarn Consentants by Duke and Miss Baston. 'Richmond Maggot by Lesac and Miss Rogers

Performance Comment: Les Arnarn Consentants by Duke and Miss Baston. 'Richmond Maggot by Lesac and Miss Rogers .

3950
06 November 1734 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Command of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Amelia and Princess Caroline. [King, Duke, and all the Princesses present.]

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Timon Le Misantrope

Afterpiece Title: Arlequin Hulla

Song:

Dance: